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Frequency with which a philosopher brought up a goddess (5)

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I believe the answer is:

freya

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This clue might be a double definition.

'frequency with which a philosopher brought up a' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'goddess' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for freya that I've seen before include "Female" , "Norse love goddess" , "Norwegian goddess" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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